Simulation model of the logistic distribution in a medical oxygen supply chain

Simulation in Wider Europe - 19th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 175-183

  Costantino, Francesco ^a   Di Gravio, Giulio ^a   Tronci, Massimo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Distribution; Logistic supply chain; Service level; Simulation; Vehicle routing problem

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMS; ENTERPRISE IS; LOGISTIC DISTRIBUTIONS; LOGISTICS OPTIMIZATION; OPERATION RESEARCH; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SERVICE LEVELS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL; STRATEGIC DECISIONS; STRATEGIC IMPACTS; VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CYLINDER CONFIGURATIONS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NETWORK ROUTING; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; ROUTING ALGORITHMS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77955831097     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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